Reading the other thread about contest entry fees set me to checking into what I paid for the contest I entered ($45), but also what contests/awards there are for published books. I found there are entry fees of $50-100 for most of them.
For example, entry for a Pulitzer Prize is a $50 "handling fee." Parent's Choice award entry is $100. Dayton Literary Peace Prize ($10,000 award) has a nomination fee of $100. There is no fee for Caldecott, Newberry or Printz awards, but fees seem to be more common than not, even among prestigious awards.
I assume that ones publisher would opt to submit projects they deem worthy, but that the author could enter as they choose.
Do you think it's legit to submit your own work, or should it be "nominated" by someone else (an editor, academics, etc). Have you had a book entered for an "award?" Did you pay the fee, or did your publisher? Would you consider entering yourself if your publisher didn't pay the fee? Does having an entry fee "cheapen" the award itself?
For example, entry for a Pulitzer Prize is a $50 "handling fee." Parent's Choice award entry is $100. Dayton Literary Peace Prize ($10,000 award) has a nomination fee of $100. There is no fee for Caldecott, Newberry or Printz awards, but fees seem to be more common than not, even among prestigious awards.
I assume that ones publisher would opt to submit projects they deem worthy, but that the author could enter as they choose.
Do you think it's legit to submit your own work, or should it be "nominated" by someone else (an editor, academics, etc). Have you had a book entered for an "award?" Did you pay the fee, or did your publisher? Would you consider entering yourself if your publisher didn't pay the fee? Does having an entry fee "cheapen" the award itself?